Security Center reports Windows firewall and Norton Antivirus both turned on

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:34:26 -0600, sealink wrote:

> On Windows Vista Home Basic I am using Norton Antivirus 2007.

My sincere commiserations

> In Security Center under firewall it reports that Windows firewall and
> Norton Antivirus are both turned on.

That is normal. The WINDOWS FIREWALL IS ON - Good.

The NORTON AV is ON as well - Good but you may wish to consider getting rid
of Norton, ask for a refund and look for an (free) alternative.

> The thing is Norton AV does not have a firewall. Are the two programs
> conflicting?

No, they don't. One is an Av applicationd the other is a (so called)
Firewall application.

> Should I turn off Windows firewall?

No, definitely don't!

Kayman wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:34:26 -0600, sealink wrote:
>

>> On Windows Vista Home Basic I am using Norton Antivirus 2007.

>
> My sincere commiserations
>

>> In Security Center under firewall it reports that Windows firewall and
>> Norton Antivirus are both turned on.

>
> That is normal. The WINDOWS FIREWALL IS ON - Good.
>
> The NORTON AV is ON as well - Good but you may wish to consider getting rid
> of Norton, ask for a refund and look for an (free) alternative.
>

>> The thing is Norton AV does not have a firewall. Are the two programs
>> conflicting?

>
> No, they don't. One is an Av applicationd the other is a (so called)
> Firewall application.
>

>> Should I turn off Windows firewall?

>
> No, definitely don't!

Actually, some versions of Norton Antivirus do have a firewall component
called "Internet Worm Protection". The OP's post is ambiguous; I can't
tell if he means that Security Center is reporting two firewalls or not.
If this is what is really happening, the OP should choose between
Norton's Internet Worm Protection and the Windows Firewall and not run
both of them.

Otherwise, the OP should come back and clarify the situation by
reporting the exact text of the message from Windows Security Center.


Malke
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Kayman wrote:

>> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:34:26 -0600, sealink wrote:
>>

>>> On Windows Vista Home Basic I am using Norton Antivirus 2007.

>>
>> My sincere commiserations
>>

>>> In Security Center under firewall it reports that Windows firewall and
>>> Norton Antivirus are both turned on.

>>
>> That is normal. The WINDOWS FIREWALL IS ON - Good.
>>
>> The NORTON AV is ON as well - Good but you may wish to consider getting
>> rid
>> of Norton, ask for a refund and look for an (free) alternative.
>>

>>> The thing is Norton AV does not have a firewall. Are the two programs
>>> conflicting?

>>
>> No, they don't. One is an Av applicationd the other is a (so called)
>> Firewall application.
>>

>>> Should I turn off Windows firewall?

>>
>> No, definitely don't!

>
> Actually, some versions of Norton Antivirus do have a firewall component
> called "Internet Worm Protection". The OP's post is ambiguous; I can't
> tell if he means that Security Center is reporting two firewalls or not.
> If this is what is really happening, the OP should choose between Norton's
> Internet Worm Protection and the Windows Firewall and not run both of
> them.
>
> Otherwise, the OP should come back and clarify the situation by reporting
> the exact text of the message from Windows Security Center.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

The Security Center is reporting two firewalls one is Windows firewall and
the other is Norton AV.
The exact message is as follows under the firewall tab,
"Windows firewall and Norton Antivirus both report that they are turned on."

sealink wrote:

> The Security Center is reporting two firewalls one is Windows firewall and
> the other is Norton AV.
> The exact message is as follows under the firewall tab,
> "Windows firewall and Norton Antivirus both report that they are turned
> on."
>

Thank you for the clarification. It would have been helpful to know the
version of Norton Antivirus but I suspect it is something like Norton
Antivirus 2006 which does indeed have "Internet Worm Protection". The
Security Center is correct - turn off Windows Firewall and use Norton's
or vice versa. If your version of NAV is earlier than 2006, it's time to
replace it with a current version antivirus. I don't recommend any
Norton products and suggest you use a better, less bloated/invasive av
such as NOD32, Kaspersky, or even Avast if you want a free one.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> sealink wrote:
>

>> The Security Center is reporting two firewalls one is Windows firewall
>> and
>> the other is Norton AV.
>> The exact message is as follows under the firewall tab,
>> "Windows firewall and Norton Antivirus both report that they are turned
>> on."
>>

>
> Thank you for the clarification. It would have been helpful to know the
> version of Norton Antivirus but I suspect it is something like Norton
> Antivirus 2006 which does indeed have "Internet Worm Protection". The
> Security Center is correct - turn off Windows Firewall and use Norton's or
> vice versa. If your version of NAV is earlier than 2006, it's time to
> replace it with a current version antivirus. I don't recommend any Norton
> products and suggest you use a better, less bloated/invasive av such as
> NOD32, Kaspersky, or even Avast if you want a free one.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

If you read my original post I state that I am using Norton Antivirus 2007.